Montford Point group gets overdue recognition

4:07 PM,
Nov. 12, 2012

Lane, second row, right, with other Montford Point Marines.

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As he observes Veterans Day and prepares to mark his 90th birthday Tuesday, longtime New Rochelle resident Pughsley Lane is taking some time to remember when he, and thousands like him, made history and helped change American culture.

When Lane graduated from Ambler (Pa.) High School in 1943, he knew that, at some point, if he did not enlist, he would be drafted.